Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryChromium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics. Minerals Occur Throughout Conglomerate; More Abundant Near Bedrock
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Hematite, Magnetite, Platinum
Geology
Host rockConglomerate
StructureConglomerate Is Jointed And Faulted
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1929
Identification
Deposit ID10098506
MRDS IDM060672
Alternate namesPlataurica
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.05343, -123.63671
References
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1952, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON--JOSEPHINE COUNTY (2D ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-C, V. 2, SEC. 1, P. 211.SHENON, P.J., 1933, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TAKILMA-WALDO DISTRICT, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 846-B, P. 185.